Monday, January 27, 2014

70 years ago The Siege of Leningrad ended. Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) wasblocked byNazitroopsin September 1941. Hitler's planwasto destroy the cityand killall (almost threemillions) inhabitants. The 872 horrible days of the siege caused unparalleled famine in the Leningrad. Millions of people were without water, electricity, steam, sewage, and food supplies. This resulted in the deaths of up to 1,500,000 soldiers and civilians.